Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-03-28

furnished an excellent supper.
Z. F. Rawson, who has been con-
sldering the matter for some months,
has decided to go to Bennington to
reside. We understand he will 90
into business there. Mrs. Ellis Cobb.
sister OF Mrs. Rawson, resides there.
and Mr.. Rawson's people will occupy
her house. Mr.. Rawson came 10
Barton some % years ago. and has
been in the jewelers. business ever
since. He was postmaster several
years and has always been prominent
in business and church affairs. Mr..
RawsOn has been a public-spirited
citizen and a square business man,
and many friends Will regret to have
him and his family move away. \
pleasant affair occurred last evening
at the Congregational church, where
interesting services were held. The
pastor preached a sermon on ''Prais-
ing and Clarifying God" At the
close Of the discourse he alluded to
the faithfulness and efficiency with
which Mr.. Rawson had led the choir
in the service of song for the past
twenty-five years, and he expressed
his sorrow, as pastor, in losing so
able a chorister. Mr.. d. W. Robin
son then spoke a few appropriate
words, and in behalf of the church
and congregation presented the fol-
lowing resolutions.
s-Inasmuch a. Bro. E. E. Rawson and
his family are about 70 leave Us to remove
10 ) distant part Of the state, we, the
members of Barton Congregational
church and society, take pleasure in tes-
tifying that the most happy and harmO-
Nous relations do exist AMI ever have ex-
listed between them and this church and
people. For about a quarter of a century
he ha> been the efficient and faithful lead
er OF our choir. for which service we do
hrTeby tender him our most hearty thanks.
We also do hereby promise that our best
wishes and most earnest prayers shall
follow him, that the richest blessing of
our Heavenly Father may rest upon, go
with and abide with him and his forever"
Mr.. F. ". Baldwin, representing
the choir, also made a few fitting re-
marks, and in behalf of the choir pre-
scented Mr.. Rawson with a beautiful
ebony, ivory-handled and gold-tipped
baton. MIR. Rawson feelingly re-
sponded, thanking the congregation
and the choir for their uniform court
esv and kindness, and expressing the
wish that at last they all might meet
in heaven, there to praise Christ, the
Redeemer. forever.
East Albany.
Edith Story has gone to St. Johns
bury 10 work for the summer.
Nellie Wells and Mabel Anderson
are attending school at Barton.
Mrs. J. c. Anderson fell on to the
stove last week and burned one arm.
Johnnie Tinker, who has been very
sick at Northfeld,is said to be better.
Mrs. Hitchcock, Mrs. Miles
Browns mother, is quite sick at Mr..
Browns.
Mrs. Mary (Haines) Carpenter
from Lyndon has been visiting friends
here for a few days.
Mrs. Ashley Collins, an aged lady,
was buried the 10th Of March. She
had been almost totally blind for 4
number Of years, and was kindly car
ed for by her son-in-law, VIM. Cham
berlain. Her Only surviving children,
Mrs. Paisley from Cumberland, Md,
and Mrs. Johonnaut from Montpelier
were present at the funeral.
south Albany
Eva and Myra Wright have gone to
Chateaugay Lake, \. Y.
It is now hoped that arrangements
viii be made whereby the proposed
telephone lines may come to this vii
lage from West Albany, thence TO E.
Albany and on to Irasburgh. The
extra distance is only AZ miles. Peo-
pie here are waiting to do their share
in the WORK.
fS=sI-Ton landing
F. c. Brown will move into E. E.
Staford's tenement, lately vacated
by \. F. Brockway.
Rev. Mr.. Todd has returned from
his trip 10 Kansas. a d reports things
looking spring-like there, wheat be-
ing tall enough to wave in the spring
breezes.
Mrs. Susan Childs fell on the steps
at Curtis Johnson's two or three
weeks ago, and has not been able to
get about the house any since, but is
beginning to recover.
I. y. Chandler lost a very fine
COW with milk fever last Friday
night. He could have taken hun
dred dollars or more for her. Henry
Hazelton also lost q good COW.
The snow is not so deep here but
what we have all been able so far to
get out on the street daily, but
most Of the houses are well banked
with it, many of them up to the first
windows, and some nearly to the top
Of the first sash.
Will Monteith got his left foot
caught on the bolts of a tightening
pulley at Gallup's mill last Monday,
and had his overshoe, shoe and
stocking torn to fragments and his
foot badly mutilated, and will be